That in itself is rife with problems, as it will take time for any new staff to get up to speed.

Nothing they don't know.

Saul Ruiz was quite explicit on this issue. They Know that re-locating abroad will means that many britons will leave the Team. They assume. They don't want to built a "German" or "Indonesian" or "Austrian" Team in UK with british personel.

They want an spanish Team in Spain with spanish personel. They know they are taken a harder way but it's a is a conscious decision.

On the other hand, personel moving from a Team to another is not an HRT exclusive.

Saul Ruiz was quite explicit on this issue. They Know that re-locating abroad will means that many britons will leave the Team. They assume. They don't want to built a "German" or "Indonesian" or "Austrian" Team in UK with british personel.

They want an spanish Team in Spain with spanish personel. They know they are taken a harder way but it's a is a conscious decision.

On the other hand, personel moving from a Team to another is not an HRT exclusive.

No its not an exclusive, but it means its more difficult for HRT to attract quality engineers as they are not within a technology hub. I may not agree with Kolles on somethings but at least he was moving the team forward. It now looks like the team is being managed by diletantes. Setting up in Spain only works if the team is successful and I seriously think they'll struggle to beat Marussia next year with the level of restrcturing they are undertaking. To set up a major infrastrcture with around 250 highly skilled engineers is going to take serious money. Money that I do not see forthcoming. I find it hard to believe that Valencia can simply pump tax payers money into this project without it undergoing public scrutiny.

... as I said, HRT managment is perfectly aware that this way has its particular problems but, and coming back to the Campos' original business plan ... That's the aim. To set-up such as structure in Spain.

It's true that almost all the F1 are located in a small area in UK but 250 highly skilled engineers are cheaper in Spain than in UK not to say for all the other required facilities.

I don't think it's true that builting the Team's structure in Spain will take much more money that doing it in UK, on the contray it's clearly cheaper. They are going to save loads of money.

What is going to be more dificult for them are issues more related with logistics and personel in the sense that hiring people will be more difficult but only for some particular positions, those more specificly related to single seaters design but not for those that are common to other engineering areas like hidraulics, electronics, software o mechanics ... neither the race Team I think would be really difficult as they spend their time in planes and tracks abroad.

I thought what I saying was obvious. No one has said how Thesan Capital will fund the team, is it from outside investors or simply leveraging the team? Apart from Kolles non of this new management have any experience in modern F1.

I thought what I saying was obvious. No one has said how Thesan Capital will fund the team, is it from outside investors or simply leveraging the team? Apart from Kolles non of this new management have any experience in modern F1.

That's very interesting and weird at the same time.HRT would be a client of Catherham Tech, and obviously then a client/partner of Catherham F1.Maybe those Ricciardo rumors were somehow linked with that, as if the Australian was spotted at CTI for HRT seat fitting, for instance.

That's very interesting and weird at the same time.HRT would be a client of Catherham Tech, and obviously then a client/partner of Catherham F1.Maybe those Ricciardo rumors were somehow linked with that, as if the Australian was spotted at CTI for HRT seat fitting, for instance.

Yes the monocoque is very well advanced and the car should be ready by the end of December according to Jacky Eeckelaert.

... as I said, HRT managment is perfectly aware that this way has its particular problems but, and coming back to the Campos' original business plan ... That's the aim. To set-up such as structure in Spain.

It's true that almost all the F1 are located in a small area in UK but 250 highly skilled engineers are cheaper in Spain than in UK not to say for all the other required facilities.

I don't think it's true that builting the Team's structure in Spain will take much more money that doing it in UK, on the contray it's clearly cheaper. They are going to save loads of money.

What is going to be more dificult for them are issues more related with logistics and personel in the sense that hiring people will be more difficult but only for some particular positions, those more specificly related to single seaters design but not for those that are common to other engineering areas like hidraulics, electronics, software o mechanics ... neither the race Team I think would be really difficult as they spend their time in planes and tracks abroad.

Maybe you right building a team outside the traditional locations isn't such a bad idea, maybe F1 needs a fresh approach and different ways of doing things, hopefully HRT's way wont be the wrong way! Seems like F1 is all about recycling old ideas and moving the same old people from team to team with in the same circles. I still kind of wish F1 had an american team

I know, I know. It's just that I'd love to see Rubens have 20 seasons, and get a proper send-off in his last race, and I like both Rubens and HRT.
If not, I would like to see a rookie, maybe they get a rookie that is fantastic in F1.